Iizawa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iizawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iizawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Iizawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iizawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Iizawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iizawa? popularity and diffusion

Iizawa is the 3,543,123rd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Iizawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Iizawa reside; 48 percent reside in East Asia and 48 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Iizawa is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 8,522,953. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 27 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 27 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Izawa9133,862/
Aizawa8367,613/
Yizawa835/
Izawae834/
Izuawa833/
Eizawa832/
Izeawa831/
Izwa8080/
Iwazawa7743/
Ueizawa774/
Izawiya771/
Ozawa73167,915/
Uzawa739,097/
Ezawa736,556/
Azawa731,050/
Izuwa731,040/
Izawi739/
Izwah737/
Izowa733/
Izewa732/
Izawe732/
Yzawa732/
Aizwa731/
Iizza731/
Yizwa731/
Iziwa731/
Izawu731/
Izway731/
Yazawa6721,465/
Yuzawa6714,361/
Izuwah6793/
Azawua6725/
Yizuwa6721/
Izwayi6721/
Azawah6720/
Izuuwa6717/
Izw679/
Aziawa676/
Yozawa676/
Azzawa676/
Eziawa674/
Iesawa674/
Ozoawa674/
Ayzawa673/
Izuowa673/
Uzoawa673/
Iziuwa672/
Aozawa672/
Aziiwa672/
Azahwa671/
Oozawa671/
Uezawa671/
Whiiza671/
Ozwawa671/
Iisawo671/
Ezeawa671/
Aizewa671/
Iawiza671/
Ozuawa671/
Izzawi671/
Eizawy671/
Azawai671/
Ezhawa671/
Izeuwa671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iizawa
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